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Leners Parent No. 62,854, dated March 12, 1867.

'IMPROVED WASHING MACHINE.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beit known that I, GILSON KEYES, of Binghamton, in the county of Broome,and State of New York, have invented a new and useful improvement onWashing Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, 'making a part of this specification, in which--Figure I is a perspective view.

Figure 2 is an inverted view of the rubber and its handle on shaft,detached from the lever.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in eachfigure.

The object of this invention is to imitate the hand operation of rubbingthe clothes upon the common washboard, by so arranging the handle orshaft of the rubber that the rubbing force may be applied on an anglewith the.corrugatcd wash-board in the bottom of the suds-box, and toconstruct a cheap, durable, and eiiicient apparatus, so that those ofthe most limited means can have the benefit of it;

Iconstruct my improvement of the ordinary material used for'suchpurposes. I lmake a box, A, three feet Y long and fifteen inches wide.In the bottom 4of said box I place a wash-board, which occupies the fulllength.

I then make a hole through the bottom, near the end, for.. the purposeofdraiving ofi` the water, and close it with a common plug. For thepurpose of protecting the clothes from undue labrasion I cover the faceof the wash-board with an apron, of canvas, B, which is secured'in itsposition by means of the slides C C, attached tov each end of saidapron. 'These slides are grooived into each end ofA the box A, by whichVmeans the apron is secured in its position during the operation ofWashing. I make the face ofl the rubber D slightly curved and corrugateit to correspond with the face of the wash-board. For ordinary purposesthe rubber will be heavy enough to thoroughly cleanse the clotheswithoutadditional weight; but if found necessary the hand can be appliedto the top, pressing it down, while the right hand gives it the propermotion by means of the lever E. For the purpose of lengthening orshortening thestroke of the rubber D I make notches in tbe handle orshaft to work on the pin F, in the slot of the lever, and for thepurpose of changing the angle of the rubber with. the wash-board I makeseveral holes through the slotted part ofv thelever for'the'pin F. Thelever E is attached to the suds-box A by means of-a hinged joint, K. Thebox can be supplied with legs, as shown in iig. 1, or it can be usedwithout them by setting it upon a bench or table.

When I use my invention I detach one end of the canvas apron, supplytheproper amount of water and soap, adjust the rubber handle to thedesired length of stroke and angle; I then commence the operation ofwashing by giving motion to the lever; Y v

I am aware that there are washing lmachines similar in some respects tomyimlprovement. I thereforedisclaim all such,V and confine myself onlyto its novel features. In my improvement I combine simplicity, eoiency,and eheapness of construction. i

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination and construction of the ends-box A, -with the lever E,notched handle of the rubber B, and mode of securing the canvas apron bymeans of the slides C C, as described and for the purpose set forth.

`eILsoN KEYES.

Witnesses:

J. C. Roms, A. E. ANDREWS.

